Tech – CAD

Ever wanted to set AutoCAD back to the classic interface? Tired of the Ribbon interface, or just want to set AutoCAD back to the way it used to be? Check out this video showing how to add the classic workspace using the CUI editor.

6 Months ago, I revamped my old web page and started this new blog. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has visited this site, or shared any of my posts online. I have been blown away by the popularity of the site, in such a short time period. So once … More 6 Months of The New Blog

I’ve written a bit of iLogic code that will export out a DXF file from a sheet metal model. The code checks whether a flat pattern exists in the part, if one is present, it goes to the flat pattern, exports the DXF to the predetermined file location and then returns the part back to … More Automate DXF Flat Patterns with iLogic

The 2019.2 update for Inventor FINALLY includes a spell checker for the drawing environment. This is a feature that users have been requesting for some time, and it is a really nice enhancement to the drawing environment. The tool is available in the “Format Text” dialogue boxes, which come up when adding text to drawing … More Everything You Need To Know About Inventor’s New Spell Checker

I was fortunate enough to visit Autodesk University in Las Vegas this year, and I had a really good time networking with industry peers, meeting my new colleagues from our European teams, and catching up with a few key Autodesk folks. My favourite classes and meetings at AU, are always the ones that I can’t … More Autodesk University 2018 Review

There are some really good blog posts out there by Shaan Hurley and Paul Munford with tips for attending AU, please give them a read. This blog post, is my top 3 survival tips. If you are lucky enough to be travelling to Autodesk University in Las Vegas this year, you may want to include the … More 3 Tips to Survive Autodesk University

Quick Sunday Morning blog post! The title is not very snappy, but conditional suppression in Inventor is really powerful. Any feature in an Inventor Part file can be suppressed, based on the value of a parameter. To set the suppression, simply right-click on the feature that you wish to control, then choose “Properties”. In the … More Conditional Feature Suppression in Autodesk Inventor

I found some code on a forum showing how to handle mouse events in iLogic. Using the mouse selection code, I decided to write a bit of iLogic to show iProperties, for parts selected in an Assembly file. In the code, I have set the selection filter to “Part”, the default is “Component”, this means that … More iProperty Tool-Tip with iLogic